Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 12.221.73

तत्र वेदविदः प्राज्ञा गाम्भीर्ये सागरोपमाः ।
कृष्यादिष्वभवन्सक्ता मूर्खाः श्राद्धान्यभुञ्जत ॥ ७३ ॥

tatra vedavidaḥ prājñā gāmbhīrye sāgaropamāḥ |
kṛṣyādiṣvabhavansaktā mūrkhāḥ śrāddhānyabhuñjata || 73 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...is from error of every kind. As the footprints of all other creatures that move upon legs are engulfed within those of elephants, after the same manner all ranks and conditions are absorbed within Yoga{GL_NOTE...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.221.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Vedavid, Prajna, Gambhirya, Sagaropama, Krishya, Ishu, Ishva, Sakta, Murkha, Shraddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.221.73). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “tatra vedavidaḥ prājñā gāmbhīrye sāgaropamāḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vedavidaḥ -
  • vedavid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vedavid (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prājñā* -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāmbhīrye -
  • gāmbhīrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gāmbhīrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gāmbhīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sāgaropamāḥ -
  • sāgaropama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣyādiṣvabhavansaktā mūrkhāḥ śrāddhānyabhuñjata
  • kṛṣyād -
  • kṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
    kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
  • iṣva -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iṣva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • saktā* -
  • sakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb]
    sag -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sag class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb]
    saj -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √saj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
  • mūrkhāḥ -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śrāddhānya -
  • śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abhuñjata -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [imperfect middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.221.73

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.221.73 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ವೇದವಿದಃ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ಗಾಮ್ಭೀರ್ಯೇ ಸಾಗರೋಪಮಾಃ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಯಾದಿಷ್ವಭವನ್ಸಕ್ತಾ ಮೂರ್ಖಾಃ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಾನ್ಯಭುಞ್ಜತ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.221.73 in Bengali sript:
তত্র বেদবিদঃ প্রাজ্ঞা গাম্ভীর্যে সাগরোপমাঃ ।
কৃষ্যাদিষ্বভবন্সক্তা মূর্খাঃ শ্রাদ্ধান্যভুঞ্জত ॥ ৭৩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.221.73 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર વેદવિદઃ પ્રાજ્ઞા ગામ્ભીર્યે સાગરોપમાઃ ।
કૃષ્યાદિષ્વભવન્સક્તા મૂર્ખાઃ શ્રાદ્ધાન્યભુઞ્જત ॥ ૭૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.221.73 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര വേദവിദഃ പ്രാജ്ഞാ ഗാമ്ഭീര്യേ സാഗരോപമാഃ ।
കൃഷ്യാദിഷ്വഭവന്സക്താ മൂര്ഖാഃ ശ്രാദ്ധാന്യഭുഞ്ജത ॥ ൭൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.221.73 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర వేదవిదః ప్రాజ్ఞా గామ్భీర్యే సాగరోపమాః ।
కృష్యాదిష్వభవన్సక్తా మూర్ఖాః శ్రాద్ధాన్యభుఞ్జత ॥ ౭౩ ॥

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